Recently, Vice-Admiral AK Chawla who visited the Sainik School, Bhubaneswar advised the cadets never ever to forget two sets of people in life, parents and teachers.
An illustrious alumnus of the school, Chawla emphasised that it is due to the grooming in the school that above 600 alumnus could join the armed forces as officers and nine of them could rise to the position of three star generals equivalent to the rank of lieutenant Generals.
He appealed to the cadets to make the best use of the available resources in the school and join the armed forces on top priority. Giving his own example he said that it is only the Indian Navy which could make possible for him to visit 40 countries.
He expressed his ecstasy as the school is scaling to greater heights day by day and thirteen of the cadets have qualified in the UPSC examination this year. During his stay he also inaugurated a cold storage facility in the Cadets’ Mess and attended the 46th annual meet of the Old Boys Association (OBA).
At present he is heading the personal branch of Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy).
On his arrival, Sainik School Principal Capt (IN) Kanchan Mukherjee extended a warm welcome in the presence of Vice-Principal lt Cdr Sushil Kumar, Administrative Officer N Santhosh Kumar, OBA president Pritish Basa and secretary Amitabh Swain and all staff members.